Table 2.
Incidence of needle stick injuries among participants
| Variable | Category | (Yes) Had needle stick injuries | (NO) Had needle stick injuries | Odd ratio | 95% confidence interval | P. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 18–30 | 32 (57.2%) | 103 (57.9%) | – | – | |
| 31–40 | 18 (32.1%) | 52 (29.2%) | 1.123 | 0.60–2.09 | 0.714 | |
| > 40 | 6 (10.7%) | 23 (12.9%) | 0.864 | 0.35–2.08 | 0.739 | |
| Gender | Male | 39 (69.6%) | 108 (60.7%) | – | – | |
| Female | 17 (30.4%) | 70 (39.3%) | 0.672 | 0.37–1.20 | 0.181 | |
| Social status | Married | 34 (60.7%) | 96 (53.9%) | – | – | |
| Single | 18 (32.1%) | 78 (43.8%) | 0.643 | 0.36–1.15 | 0.139 | |
| Divorced/widowed | 4 (7.1%) | 4 (2.2%) | 3.098 | 0.62–15.5 | 0.167 | |
| Place of work | Governmental clinics | 25 (44.6%) | 107 (60.1%) | – | – | |
| Private clinics | 31 (55.4%) | 71 (39.9%) | 1.833 | 1.04–3.21 | 0.034 | |
| Academic degree | College degree | 8 (14.3%) | 22 (12.4%) | – | – | |
| Bachelor degree | 38 (67.9%) | 129 (72.5%) | 0.798 | 0.34–1.84 | 0.598 | |
| Graduate degree | 10 (17.9%) | 27 (15.2%) | 1.020 | 0.36–2.88 | 0.957 | |
| Academic Field | Laboratory Sciences | 40 (71.4%) | 134 (75.3%) | – | – | |
| Applied Biology | 9 (16.1%) | 16 (9.0%) | 1.877 | 0.77–4.52 | 0.159 | |
| Health Science | 6 (10.7%) | 13 (7.3%) | 1.452 | 0.55–3.81 | 0.449 | |
| Others | 1 (1.8%) | 15 (8.4%) | 0.261 | 0.05–1.28 | 0.099 | |
| Assigned work | Clinical chemistry | 15 (26.8%) | 55 (30.9%) | – | – | |
| Hematology | 22 (39.3%) | 77 (43.3%) | 1.041 | 0.53–2.04 | 0.906 | |
| Histology/pathology | 8 (14.3%) | 19 (10.7%) | 1.460 | 0.56–3.75 | 0.431 | |
| Microbiology/Immunology | 10 (17.9%) | 27 (15.2%) | 1.377 | 0.58–3.24 | 0.464 | |
| Years of experience | ≤ 3 | 16 (28.6%) | 75 (42.1%) | – | – | |
| 4–6 | 18 (32.1%) | 46 (25.8%) | 1.782 | 0.88–3.59 | 0.106 | |
| 7–10 | 17 (30.4%) | 33 (18.5%) | 2.286 | 0.92–4.81 | 0.062 | |
| > 10 | 4 (7.1%) | 24 (13.5%) | 0.724 | 0.26–2.01 | 0.536 | |
| Position | Residency | 14 (25.0%) | 36 (20.2%) | – | – | |
| Technician | 32 (57.1%) | 109 (61.2%) | 0.747 | 0.37–1.49 | 0.408 | |
| Lab director | 7 (12.5%) | (6.2%)11 | 1.733 | 0.56–5.37 | 0.341 | |
| Consultant | 3 (5.4%) | 22 (12.4%) | 0.333 | 0.10–1.10 | 0.072 | |
| Training on Biosafety | Yes | 29 (51.8%) | 123 (69.1%) | – | – | |
| No | (48.2%) 27 | (30.9%) 55 | 2.054 | 1.15–3.66 | 0.014 |